Knife
42-30-527
From: Zaire
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | 42-30-527 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Zaire |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Fiber | Brass |
| Description | Straight, flat brass blade dividing at end into a crescent blade at an obtuse angle, separated by a straight spike from a vertical blade with curved sides and straight end. Short crescent spur just above grip which is a flat extension of the blade, covered with netting. Straight line decoration in angular pattern, and incomplete piercings with deeply notched edges. |
| Credit Line | Gift of Mrs. Morgan Wing on behalf of the Estate of Florence C. Whitney, 1942 |
| Other Number | 117 - Collector Number |
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